Planning

Land and Structural Monitoring Framework

  • The Coal Authority

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-015739

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-045a7d

Published 17 May 2024, 3:29pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Coal Authority

200 Lichfield Lane

MANSFIELD

NG184RG

Contact

Roger Martin

Email

rogermartin@coal.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1623637400

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-coal-authority

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Land and Structural Monitoring Framework

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79311300 - Survey analysis services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Please note: This is a Prior Information Notice and is part of our Market Engagement. This is not a call for competition at this time.

All details contained here in are estimates and may be subject to change up to the release of the Contract Notice.

The Coal Authority (Client) was established by Parliament to undertake specific statutory duties, set out in the Coal Industry Act 1994, associated with licensing coal mining operations; managing property and the historic legacy arising from the ownership of the coal reserves and underground workings; settling subsidence damage claims not falling on coal mine operators and providing access to coalmining information.

The Coal Authority has a legal duty under the Coal Mining Subsidence Act1991, to repair properties damaged by coal mining subsidence in the five coalfield regions.

The Coal Authority employs over 300 people, based mainly at the head office in Mansfield with some field staff remotely based in order to enable a fast response to incidents in the coal mining areas.

The Coal Authority is funded by grant in aid from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

The Coal Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice as part of a wider Market Engagement piece in order to establish a need for Ground and Building Stability Monitoring with interested parties. In the summer of 2024 we intend to run an Open competitive procurement to seek suitably qualified companies that can fulfil our requirements.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £600,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 51210000 - Installation services of measuring equipment
  • 71315300 - Building surveying services
  • 71353000 - Surface surveying services
  • 71700000 - Monitoring and control services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKL - Wales
  • UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance

This work will mostly be based over the Coal Fields of England, Scotland and Wales.

There may be limited requirements outside of these areas.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Coal Authority requires a service provider or service providers who can design, install and analyse data from Monitoring devices for use with Buildings or Landscapes which may be subject to movement.

We will also require the interpretation of this data in order to enable us to advise if movement is due to the impacts of historic mining or some other cause.

On occasion this service will need to be deployed at pace in order to establish if there is a need for residential evacuation.

We also require that appointed organisations act as an expert witness should any situations arise where our judgement is called to a Tribunal.

two.2.14) Additional information

It is intended that the Contract Notice for this Framework will be issued prior to the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 and will therefore be subject to the terms of PCR2015 for the duration of the contract.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

24 June 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

No action is required in response to this Prior Information Notice but if you have any questions about this opportunity please contact Roger Martin, Procurement Business Partner -

rogermartin@coal.gov.uk

Interested parties can register for free ahead of the documentation release via the Coal Authority's Tender Portal Inbye at the following address:

https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/

Use of the system is Free of Charge but will require some company information and agreement to terms and conditions to access the system.

As this is a Prior Information Notice there may be changes in the Lot structure or value prior to launch of the Contract Notice.